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Decree of the Ministry of Trade and Industry concerning added substances in foodstuffs (No. 636 of 1992).

Country/Territory
Finland
Document type
Regulation
Date
1992
Source
FAO, FAOLEX
Original source
Finlands Författningssamling, No. 636 of 1992, pp. 1811-1842.
Subject
Food & nutrition
Keyword
Food quality control/food safety Food additives Packaging/labelling Standards
Geographical area
Arctic, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North-East Atlantic, Northern Europe
Entry into force notes
This Decree enters into force on 1 September 1992.
Abstract

This Decree is made pursuant to sections 4 and 9 of Regulation 522/92 and section 5 of Regulation 521/92 which provide for the delegation of regulation making powers to the Ministry of Trade and Industry with respect to limitations which may be placed on the use of additives respectively aromas and its ingredients. Section 5 concerns the use of additives in food imitations. The Attachment specifies various quality criteria with which additives must comply and provide additives with a number code. Section 11 contains the so-called 'one-hundred percent rule' which places a limit on the combined use of preservation and anti-oxidation substances.

Full text
Swedish

References - Legislation

Implements

Regulations relative to aromas and its ingredients (No. 522 of 1992).

Legislation | Finland | 1992

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Food additives, Condiments/herbs/spices, Packaging/labelling

Source: FAO, FAOLEX

Regulations concerning added substances in Foodstuffs (No. 521 of 1992).

Legislation | Finland | 1992

Keyword: Food quality control/food safety, Food additives, Packaging/labelling

Source: FAO, FAOLEX